CHINA: The Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB), an affiliate of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and one of the world’s leading phytology institutes, has discovered the healing qualities of Erianin bibenzyl, a natural compound found in dendrobium. The active ingredient is a dendrobium functional gene clone with expression control. Dendrobium, a plant that grows in the higher elevations of the mountain ranges in China’s Yunnan province, is the longest living among China’s nine longevity pla...